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Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manassas, VA, June 2026 It appears we forgot to post this, we were to busy to post this, or thought the postcard was enough. It was probably a combination of the first and second one. When we were at Fairfax Lake Park, we stopped by Bull Run State Park to see if it would work…
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Lanterman’s Mill
Mill Creek Metro Park, OH, June 2026 Youngstown has the Mahoning (not Majong) River flowing through the middle of the town. Mill Creek winds northwards through the west side of town until it empties into the Mahoning River. Most of Mill Creek is either a Metro Park, Preserve, or Sanctuary. It also has several scenic…
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Youngstown Steel Heritage Museum
Youngstown, OH, June 2026 Kate looked up things to do in the area, and she found two places that looked interesting. One of them was Youngstown Steel Heritage Museum, and the other was the Lanternman’s Mill in Mill Creek Metro Parks. Both of these are in Youngstown, which is 45 minutes southeast of West Branch…
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David Berger National Memorial
Beachwood, OH, June 2026 David Berger was an American / Israeli Olympian who completed for Israel in the 1972 Olympics. David Berger along with 10 other Israeli athletes were murdered by heavy armed Arabs who stormed their dormitory. The Arab goal was to use the Israeli athletes as leverage to get Israel to release Arabs…
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A Visit to “Lawnfield”
Mentor, OH, June 2026 The second stop of the day, after eating fried hand pies … are those pies filled with hands and fried? Pies filled with fried hands? … Both of those sound painful and disgusting … filled, fried, and glazed pies you hold in your hand, was the Garfield House. John was very…
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McKinley National Memorial and Burial Site
Canton, OH, June 2026 William McKinley was the 25th President of the US and the second president to be assassinated, while in office. He was in office from 1897 to 1901. McKinley was in his 200 day of his second term when the assassination occurred. To read more about McKinley see link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley I expected…
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First Ladies National Historic Site (3/3)
Canton, OH, Jun 2026 An unfortunately large portion of the historic site was devoted to superficial subjects, such as inaugural ball gowns. In John’s opinion, it should have been more about the First Ladies, the programs they endorsed, and their roles as White House hostess. This page is less history and more fluff. Spread throughout…
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First Ladies National Historic Site (2/3)
Canton, OH, June 2026 This post contains the more education portion. It will attempt to work through the museum following the timeline post on the walls. As with many museums, the lighting is pretty low, so some of the text might might be hard to read from blur or reflections. At the front, they were…
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First Ladies National Historic Site (1/3)
Canton, OH, June 2026 We took a lot of pictures, so the visit to the First Ladies National Historic Site will be separated into three posts. There are a lot of displays, artifacts, replicas, and educational panels inside the three floors, so it will be separated into one post for the outside and two posts…
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US Postal Museum
Smithsonian National Postal Museum, DC, June 2026 I might have an obsession with mail. I love sending post cards to the point where I have an annual budget for items just for this hobby. I constantly try to find new ways to improve my hobby. Last year, I started stamping the post cards with the…